The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-11


describable confusion and terror en-
sued, but few cOOl-headed people at
once set to work to rescue the people
thrown into the river and rescue those
buried in the debris of the platform
Patrol wagons were summoned and
express wagons turned into ambu-
lenceS, and the dead and injured
carried away. Owing to the fact that
many cases of injuries were not re-
ported, the unfortunate being hurried
home In carriages by relatives and
friends, 1t is impossible to ascertain
the full extent of the accident.
LIST OF INJURED.
F. L. BARROWS, thigh broken and
internal injuries. .
MRS. FOELING, of Kansas City,
injured internally.
FRANK ALLCONEY, hurt in chest
and otherwise injured.
THOMAS COUHLIN, bookkeeper
for Green q Button.
PATRICK KENSELLA, an employee
Of the same firm, internally injured.
JOHN LEISENFALDER, leg bro
ken.
JOHN MARTIN, extent of injuries
not known; probably viii recover.
About a dozen people were thrown
into the river, but were rescued by the
life saving crew and bOatmen whose
crafts were near. 1t is the belief, how
ever, that the suction Of the boat drew
some of them under, and the river is
being dragged tonight. Thus far no
bodies have been found. People who
were on the platform that gave way
say that before they could realize any
thing except that there was a crash
and they were up to their necks in
water. Those who failed to grasp any
thing solid were swept into the river by
the receding wave.
A MURDERER SUICIDES.
LITTLE Rock, Aug GA Gazette
Arkansas City, Arkansas, special: says:
w. G. Lasley, the Jefferson County
merchant, who in November assassin
ated Bernard Smith planter, because
of trouble about Smiths wife and who
was late yesterday convicted of muir
der in the second degree and
took morphineS in his cell, but was
restored. 1t seems at 6 O'Clock this
he took another dose that had
been concealed, and died at 10 o'clock.
The tragedy and trial created a great
sensation in East Arkansas, where
both men are prominent.
THE BOODLERS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-During the morn
ing most of the convicted boodlers oc-
lupied themselves in friendly games of
G raw poker. While they were thus
dengaged Commissioner Leyden, who
had been allowed to spend the night in
charge of two deputies, was brought in.
His wife and unborn infant are at
deaths door. This afternoon States
Attorney Grinnel called up the mo-
ton for a new trial for the convicted
bOOdlers. In doing 30 he stated that they
had not yet had the decency to hand in
their designations, and he demanded it
be done at ance. 1t seems that a re-
fusal on the part OF the
6oSdlers t to resign d may, under
produce deadlock that will
prevent the levying of any taxes for
the county. Conviction of an Infamous
crime makes vacant the Office held by
the criminal, but the law is so framed
that the County Board must declare
the vacancy exists, and without the Co
operation of the boodlers this can hard
ly be done. Judge Jameson emphati-
cally announced that the defendants
must resign. The spectacle of the
legislature of this great county adj
ministering its affairs in Jail would not
be tolerated. Alexander Sullivan, fol-
the defense, pleaded for time to con-
suit with his colleagues on this point,
and also asked to have the arguments
ON the motion for new trial post
poned until September. After much
discussion Mr.. Sullivan succeeded in
getting matters delayed until Monday
with the understanding that if the
bOodlers resigne in the meantime the
time of arguing the motion for new
trial would be put off until September
Those of the bOOdlers who were merely
fined concluded not to take any fur
Their chances, and withdrew their mo-
ton for new trial.
UNSUITABLE KILLING.
ATCHIsoN' Kas., Aug. 6.-Last night
tramp attempted to outrage lady 50
years old, mother-in-law of Thomas
BALI, a farmer living near Everest
Brown County. Her cries brought Mr.
BALI to the rescue and he shot the
tramp in the back of the head with q
shotgun, killing him instantly. The
Coroner's jury eXonerated BALI.
WAR OF RACERS.
GALVESTON, Aug. GA special Il
the News from Nacogodches says
Last night at the close of a concert il
the suburbs of the town, deadly en-
counter occurred between seven or eight
white boys on the one side and ten o.
fifteen negroes on the other. Thu
negroes provoked the fight by haltinl
the whites and drawing their pistols
Forty or fifty shots were exchanged a
very close range. One of the negroes
JEFF Simmons, was shot through thu
heart, Porter Anderson, was MORTAL.
wounded, Tom Thorn received bulle
| in his shoulder, Levi Allison, received
several slight wounds. Giles HOltOn
was the only one of the whites injured
He received slight wound in the hil
and a dangerous one in the leg.
PURB ARRESTED.
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-William Purb
l the youth suspected Of setting fire T.
the New York Zeitung building, wa
arrested this afternoon.
AN AGED COUPLE MURDERED.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa, Aug. S.-Intelli
| gence was received here this evenin
| that an old man and his wife, name
| the mountains south of this city las
night. the motive of the crime is sur
| posed to have been robbery.
Il SHOT BY A MADMAN.
| NEwLONDON, Conn, Aug. ST. A
Speery, an eccentric individual VIII
has been in an insane asylum, fire
two bullets into E. G. Whittlesey, bus
ness manager of The Day, inflictin
probable fatal injuries. The Day ha
published, with humorous comments,
placard which Speery had posted on hi
house.
KIT CARsoN's SON MURDERED.
KANSAS CITY, Aug S.-A times speC
ial from Alamosa Col, says: Ths
deputy sheriff VIM. Carson. son of th
noted scout Kit Carson, was murdere
several miles south of that place las
Thursday. Carson had captured
desperate named Vigil, and while b
was reading the warrant Vigil seize
his pistol and beat him over the hea
! with it until he died. The murder,
, escaped.
III A TERRIBLE DEATH.
3 PTTTsBURG, Aug. S.-Wnliam Sam
: son and James Heron, two employ
D of the Charters Valley Natural G.
: Company, were suffocated by escapai
3 gas this afternoon while repairing
5 Regulator under Charters Street
q Allegheny City. The regulator is
n small subterrean apartment six feet |
: low the street. The two men descer
ed into this shortly before O'Clock a
had been at work a few m
q utes when an immense gas